North Valley
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Sep. 17th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- 8-10AM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 8-9AM - What's Brewing Golden
- 9-10AM - Women's Exercise and Bible Study
- 9AM - Golden Seniors - Coffee Klatch
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10-11AM - Story Time and Craft
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 1-3PM - Hand Embroidery Stitchers
- 1:30-3PM - Microsoft Word: Beyond the Basics
- 2:30PM - Local Licensing Authority Meeting
- 3-6PM - Mines Take-Out Tuesdays
- 5-6:30PM - Peaks to Plains Trail Public Meeting
- 5-8PM - Culinary Pop-Up @ Morris & Mae
- 5:30PM - SunShare Community Solar: A Green Energy Solution for Homeowners and Renters
- 6-7PM - Golden Library Discussion Book Group -
Today’s Title: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver - 6-7:30PM - The History of the Electoral College
- 6-9PM - The Decaf Muchachos @ Morris & Mae
- 6-7:45PM - Golden Beer Talks
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30PM - CANCELED: Historic Preservation Board Meeting
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 8:34PM - Full Moon
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
6-7:45PM Golden Beer Talks: Artificial Intelligence in Journalism
Featured Brewery: 6 and 40 Brewery
Introduction by: Barb Warden – GoldenToday.com
Tim Regan-Porter and Dan Grech will explore the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism, addressing its potential to transform—for good and for ill—news. They will discuss how AI can enhance reporting, streamline workflows, and engage audiences in new ways, while also considering the ethical challenges, business model disruptions, and implications of relying on AI in journalism. This talk will offer insights into both the opportunities and pitfalls of AI in the media industry, providing practical examples of AI in journalism and exploring its potential evolution.
An evening hosted by Golden Beer Talks centers around a brief, informative and entertaining presentation by an expert on an irresistibly enticing topic. Each event features beer for sale from one of our local breweries, along with a variety of delicious food and drink offerings from the Buffalo Rose kitchen and bar.
It's Golden's own grassroots version of TED talks for the benefit of our own local community--and just for the fun of it. Golden Beer Talks is a nonprofit venture focused on three favorite local things--Golden and Beer and Talking!
Learn more at www.goldenbeertalks.org.
8-9AM What's Brewing Golden
This monthly meeting is held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 8 – 9 am, hosted at the Golden Hotel (map). Each month you will hear an update from City Council, Downtown Development Authority (DDA), City of Golden Police, and the Golden Chamber, along with a Business Spotlight. What’s Brewing Golden not only offers an opportunity to hear from the City and Chamber, but is a great way for our business community to connect to one another and support one another.
This meeting is open to all businesses within the Golden area but with a focus on small businesses and restaurants within the City limits of Golden. This meeting is provided as a service by the Golden Chamber of Commerce. Chamber membership is highly encouraged but is not required to attend. Guests are welcome.
5-6:30PM Peaks to Plains Trail Meeting @ City Hall
City planners will review several alternatives for bicycle traffic going to and from Clear Creek Canyon
Please join City Staff and our Consultant at the Golden Community Center to review draft engineering concept including trail and/or street design for the Peaks-to-Plains Trail (P2P) Downtown Golden Alternative Route.
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (map)
5:30PM SunShare Community Solar: A Green Energy Solution for Homeowners and Renters
Sept 17 - community solar at New Terrain Brewing; Sept 26- Heat Pumps; Oct 3 - Home efficiency and rebates
Simple, sustainable savings for your home--find out how. This is the first of a three-part speaker series covering home solar options, heat pumps, and available rebates. Ask the experts and learn from homeowners! Free and open to the public!
New Terrain Brewing Company
16401 Table Mountain Pkwy (map)
6-7:30PM History of the Electoral Collage @ Golden History Museum
Electoral votes distribution - Source: Ballotpedia
What is the electoral college, how does it work, and why was it put in place? This program will dive into the electoral college, why Colorado has the number of votes it does, and other interesting facts about the history of voting.
This program will be presented by Kathleen Eaton of Golden History Museum & Park. Kathleen joined GHM&P in 2021 to create interpretation, plan programming, and coordinate volunteers. Previously, Kathleen worked at the Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center in Cañon City as the education coordinator. She formerly worked at the Denver Art Museum in the education department and volunteered as a facilitator at the History Colorado Center. Born and raised in Jefferson County, Kathleen has a BA in History and Anthropology from Colorado State University and a MA in Public History from Royal Holloway, University of London
Golden History Museum
923 10th Street (map)
Full Moon Tonight
Full Moon Silhouetting South Table Mountain - Photo by Jeremy Keller
The moon will rise at 7:03PM and be full at 8:36PM. It will set at 7:19 tomorrow morning. The sun will set at 7:04PM and rise at 6:44 tomorrow morning.
According to NASA, this will be the full moon, a supermoon, the harvest moon, and a partial lunar eclipse. NASA tells us that the peak time for the eclipse will be at 8:44PM Mountain Time.
If you've ever considered watching the full moon rising from the road on Mt. Zion, this might be a good night to do it. They plan to begin closing that road at night on November 11th, so there are only two full moons left for you to observe from that vantage point.
On the other hand, the September 2, 2024 comments sent to City Council had some hair-raising remarks (last letter in the list) about activity on that road, so weigh your options—a nice view of the full moon versus the possibility of gunshots.
Live Music for Tuesday, Sep. 17th
- 6-9PM The Decaf Muchachos @ Morris & Mae
Morris & Mae is also featuring a culinary pop-up tonight, featuring canitas tacos, chicarrón chido, tostada de jamón and pasilla ribs made by Carnitas de Cobre. - More Live Music
6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Open Bluegrass Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Coors Greenhouses
Coors Greenhouses and gardens shown in this photo from the Golden History Museum collection
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For many years, Coors was known for the beautiful flowers that decorated their grounds and reception areas. They were grown in greenhouses and gardens on the brewery grounds. Transcript articles indicate that they began as a personal hobby of Coors family members. A 1910 article refers to banana trees in the greenhouse, “the special pride of Mr. Coors.” (That would be the original Mr. Coors, founder of the brewery.)
After his death, his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Adolph Coors Jr. (Alice), seems to have adopted the growing operation. She was well-known for personally arranging the flowers on display around offices and receptions areas. Even after she lost her eyesight later in life, she continued to arrange them ‘by feel.” She died in 1970.
The Coors family employed full-time gardeners to maintain their fields and greenhouses. During the Depression, they sold flowers. During World War II, they raised food as well as flowers in the greenhouse. The greenhouse occasionally hosted group tours and was a favorite destination for the Golden Garden Club.
The greenhouse was adjacent to the Coors family home. When the home was moved to make way for brewery expansion, the old greenhouses were demolished. A new, larger greenhouse (60×176 ft) was built in 1961.
A 2012 thread on Reddit mentioned that the greenhouse was being demolished at that time: “There’s also a greenhouse right next to it that supplies the flowers in the bldg and tour (but they’re tearing it down).”
A current satellite view of the brewery shows that the greenhouses are, indeed, gone.
Many thanks to the Golden Rotary Club for sponsoring for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of September.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. West southwest wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 3pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 7 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 52°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 80°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 54°F
Thursday: Sunny, 82°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 56°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 80°F
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 54°F
Saturday: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 65°F
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 50°F
Sunday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 67°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 52°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 72°F
News About Golden - September 17, 2024
NREL Breaks Ground on New Facility To Accelerate Lab-Scale Innovations for Scale-Up and Industry Adoption
NREL
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) broke ground today [Sept. 16, 2024] on its new Energy Materials and Processing at Scale (EMAPS) facility on the east side of its South Table Mountain Campus in Golden, Colorado. The 127,000-square-foot laboratory will be a signature facility that will enable collaboration with industry partners, universities, and other DOE laboratories to accelerate laboratory-scale innovations in energy materials to market-ready products and processes... Read more...
Denver artist Joel Swanson questions everything
By Ray Mark Rinaldi
Denver Post
Swanson, whose objects challenge basic assumptions of everyday order, is showing new work at the Foothills Art Center in Golden... Read more...
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Morris & Mae Market, Miners Saloon, Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden Hayride Outpost, Kona Bowls, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, and Esther Kettering
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Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, and Joy Brandt
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer
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Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Casey & Gina Brown, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Carol Abel, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Leslie D Lutz, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, Jim Garner, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, and Ken and Colleen Krantz.
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser
